Bronchiectasis Conference.. A Vibration Plate was mentioned for loosening mucus…

[Phill1]

has anyone on this forum tried one out? …any success?

[Hidden]

I have tried a vibrating plate, more for fitness than loosening mucus. It made me dizzy, gave me a headache and I felt sick.

[beech in reply to Hidden]

😂 So you wouldn’t recommend that then?!!

[Hidden in reply to beech]

It might not affect you like that. I have funny ears and lots of things make me dizzy.

[mhairiw]

I Love my vibration plate and do 5 mins standing and 5 mins sitting 3 times x 10 minutes on it . I feel it does help with fitness now that you mention it I haven’t needed to use my device for getting mucus up. It is strange to begin with but building it up helps with balance 🙂

[Phill1 in reply to mhairiw]

Thanks… can I ask what make ? There’s so many to choose from!

[Tykelady]

I have had one standing in the bedroom for almost a decade. Maybe it's time to try it again.

[Phill1 in reply to Tykelady]

🤣let me know if you feel the difference !

[woodcarver999]

I have had Bronchiectasis for 30 years and try any tecnique I think will help. When struggling to clear my lungs I use a mixture of gravity, huffing and a vibrating pad which altogether work well. The pad I use is for a car seat but works OK laid flat. I lay on that and use huffing on my front and then on either side with chest slapping for the alternate sides. I carryn on until I feel sick but by then I have cleared a lot of mucus and can usually breathe freely. I hope my experience helps.

[Phill1 in reply to woodcarver999]

thanks…definitely looking into getting one

Anything to speed things up!

[Lutontown]

When my muck is difficult to shift, I get my wife to play our vibrating gun over my back, and this does help to make it easier to get up. The vibrating gun cost us £40 I think.

[Phill1 in reply to Lutontown]

something else to look into.. thanks!

[Lutontown in reply to Phill1]

Also, I don't have too much trouble with mucus like I used to, since eradicating Black Mould from our home in April 2018. Just a 10 day stay in hospital with pneumonia and pleurisy in Nov 2019.

[sheshed01]

I am in United states and have a smart vest, it uses percussion to remove mucus and makes it come up very sucessfully , I use it twice a day and has prevented me from hacking and helped my breathing. Here medicare pays for it when recommended by respiratory doctor, do not know if it is available to you but if it is, certainly worth a try, feel has been a wonderful help for me also have 30% lung capacite and 76 years old Best of luck Mary Lou

[Phill1 in reply to sheshed01]

we don’t hear much about smart vests here in UK …although know they exist…I’ll mention them to consultant at next appt…think it may be for people that have difficulty with airway clearance… thanks!